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Posted by Jim Yanik on September 25, 2007, 7:42 pm
> wrote:
>
>>I have one of those 8 x 10 (approximately) pieces of thick carpets
>>commonly called rugs. The big ones that hang at the Borg, and other
>>stores. They're thick, are hemmed, but don't have pile. They are
>>smooth.
>>
>>I need to clean it. I don't want to pay for it professionally because
>>it goes on an outside patio, and kind of clean is clean enough.
>>
>>I was thinking of laying out a couple of sheets of plywood on an angle
>>and lightly power washing it with the little soap bottle that comes
>>with the power washer. It isn't radically stained, but I'm sure it
>>has a lot of sand in it, and a couple of coffee with cream big blobs.
>>
>>Has anyone cleaned one of these? What's a good way? Any tips?
>>
>>Steve
>>
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> Hang it up and beat it on both sides. Lay it on a concrete slab and
> wash it using a laundry soap (1/4 cup in a gallon warm water) with 1/2
> cup household ammonia. I suggest using a garden sprayer. Either
> massage the rug with your hands (for delicate rugs) or use a car-wash
> brush. Rinse with a garden hose until soap is gone, hang up to drip
> dry where there is a lot of air movement. Reposition the rug every 6
> hours.
maybe use a wet-dry shopvac to remove water before hanging?
I've found that GlassPlus window cleaner makes a good spot remover.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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